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^^»~...... RAILS ......~»^^
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#£@*^^»~.. TRAINS ARE SO CONSTRUCTED THAT THEY ..~»^^*@£#
£@*^^»~... HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS ...~»^^*@£
@*^^»~.... CALLED A "RAILWAY", WHICH IS COMPRISED ....~»^^*@
*^^»~..... OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. .....~»^^*
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^»~....... BECAUSE THE LOW FRICTION BETWEEN THE .......~»^
^^»~...... WHEELS OF THE TRAIN AND THE RAIL METAL, ......~»^^
*^^»~..... THERE ARE LIMITS FOR HOW ACUTE A CURVE .....~»^^*
@*^^»~.... CAN BE, AND EVEN MORE SO FOR HOW MUCH ....~»^^*@
£@*^^»~... THE GROUND UNDER THE RAILS CAN BE ...~»^^*@£
#£@*^^»~.. SLOPED. THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED ..~»^^*@£#
##£@*^^»~. ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM IN .~»^^*@£##
#£@*^^»~.. TUNNELS (IF THEY ARE LARGE), OR ..~»^^*@£#
£@*^^»~... ARTIFICIAL CHASMS. ...~»^^*@£
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*^^»~..... THERE WILL BE TREES ON THE SIDE OF THE .....~»^^*
^^»~...... RAILS, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, OR THEY WILL ......~»^^
^»~....... BE CUT DOWN BY THE RAILWAY JANITORS. .......~»^
^^»~...... THERE WILL BE PLAINS, AND BODIES OF ......~»^^
*^^»~..... WATER. .....~»^^*
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£@*^^»~... TRAINS GO BY DAY AND BY NIGHT. ALONG ...~»^^*@£
#£@*^^»~.. THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION ..~»^^*@£#
##£@*^^»~. SCATTERED, OFTEN PUT ON TOP OF POLES, .~»^^*@£##
#£@*^^»~.. TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ..~»^^*@£#
£@*^^»~... DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE RAILWAY HAVE ...~»^^*@£
@*^^»~.... DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS. ....~»^^*@
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^^»~...... SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT ......~»^^
^»~....... FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS .......~»^
^^»~...... IS SIGNALED BY RED OR GREEN LIGHTS. ......~»^^
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#£@*^^»~.. MANY PEOPLE FOLLOW THE RAILS BY FOOT. ..~»^^*@£#
##£@*^^»~. OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER .~»^^*@£##
#£@*^^»~.. PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS. HOWEVER THIS ..~»^^*@£#
£@*^^»~... IS FROWNED UPON, AND VERY IMPOLITE ...~»^^*@£
@*^^»~.... TOWARD THE TRAIN DRIVERS! ....~»^^*@
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